DATE:
September 9, 2025
07
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
AUTHORIZE ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDING FOR TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL AND TREATMENT, AND APPLY FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
The County of San Diego (County) Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Services operates a Tuberculosis Program (TB Program) that detects, mitigates, and prevents the spread of Tuberculosis (TB) in our community through treatment, case management, contact investigation, and education. The County TB Program is supported by a combination of federal, State, and local funding.
TB is a communicable bacterial disease transmitted from person-to-person through shared indoor air space. San Diego County has higher rates of active TB than both California and the United States. The County TB Program provides critical, core mandated active TB case management, case consultation, case contact investigations, and preventive linkage to care services for TB case contacts diagnosed with latent TB infection (LTBI) through contact investigations. Additionally, the County convenes a successful public-private partnership that has resulted in extensive collaboration with the Federally Qualified Health Clinics and larger health systems throughout the county to improve access to preventive LTBI care that reduces cases of active TB.
Today's actions request the San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorize the acceptance of TB Control Cooperative Grant funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for approximately $1,739,979, the acceptance of TB control local assistance funds from the California Department of Public Health for approximately $777,900, and the pursuit of future funding opportunities to support the TB Program.
This item supports the County vision of a just, sustainable, and resilient future for all, specifically those communities and populations in San Diego County that have been historically left behind. These efforts sup...
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